Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Grows Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 4,556.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 90,008 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 88,075 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,072,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.70 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.04. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.48 and a twelve month high of $23.39.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of fixed-rate nonconvertible U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining maturity of one year or more. GOVT was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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